Goodbye Old Friend. R.I.P. Rajeev Motwani — Updated: Rajeev Motwani, one of the savviest angel investors in Silicon Valley, a Stanford professor and most importantly a close and personal friend passed away earlier today. He was 45 and is left behind by his wife Asha and kids.

Remembering Rajeev — It has been a long time since I have updated this blog. In fact, I have been doing some research for what I thought would be my next post. — Unfortunately, life does not always give you the luxury to plan what may be close to your heart next.

Palm Pre goes on sale nationwide, line forms on the right — Oh, hey, look at that: you can buy a Pre now! As of 8:00AM on the East Coast, the phone went on sale at Sprint stores, with Best Buy, Radio Shack and Wal-Mart also retailing the phone today as Saturday dawns across the country.

Hacker named to Homeland Security Advisory Council — Jeff Moss, founder of the Black Hat and Defcon hacker and security conferences, was among 16 people sworn in on Friday to the Homeland Security Advisory Council. — The HSAC members will provide recommendations and advice directly …

Microsoft Store officially confirms Windows 7 boxart — It appears the Polish website, CentrumXP.pl, who a month ago leaked images of what was believed the be the Windows 7 packaging design and box art is more credible than I thought. Shortly after I wrongfully dismissed their claims …

The newspaper suicide pact — Primarily written Friday night at O'Hare International. Lightly edited, with links added today. —dc — I think I'll remember last week as the moment when I finally knew, with a certainty approaching fatigue, that the newspaper industry …

You Say You Want a Cloud Revolution — Take yourself back for a moment to 1990, to the era of dueling operating systems: OS/2 and Windows. At the time, many people still used MS-DOS, and Windows was new (and klunky). Microsoft had cooperated with IBM to create OS/2 to overcome the limitations …

Palm Pre Apps and Palm's App Catalog: A Closer Look — The WebOS's App Catalog is a bit sparse at the moment, but it has a lot of potential. — Recommends — The Palm Pre might have a slick OS and stylish hardware, but when it comes to apps, it has a long road ahead of it.